| Traveling on business is made much simpler when | | | | destination before your first business meeting, |
| you know which top seven items to pack. You'll | | | | you can shop for a spray-on wrinkle remover |
| want to consider what you need on a daily basis. | | | | product. The way it works is that you spray it on |
| You'll also want to pack items for those hours or | | | | your clothes the night before and hang your |
| days when you're not involved in business | | | | garment on a hanger overnight. In the morning, |
| meetings and have free time to shop or explore | | | | 99 percent of the wrinkles will be gone. |
| the area. | | | | 4. Unless you're required to bring your laptop |
| Here are the top seven items to pack | | | | computer to business meetings, it is best to leave |
| 1. Female travelers most likely will need to pack | | | | it at home. If you own a cell phone such as an |
| for three types of situations: business meetings, | | | | iPhone, Blackberry, or Android, you will be able to |
| formal dinners, and time off. You will need to pack | | | | check your e-mail through the device. Your phone |
| business suits or business casual attire, a dress | | | | will allow you to stay current with most of your |
| for evening dinners, and casual clothes to wear | | | | correspondence until you return back home. |
| during your time off or while walking through the | | | | Some hotels do provide computers that you may |
| hotel or resort. | | | | use free of charge or for a small fee while you're |
| Male travelers will need to pack a business suit | | | | staying at their facility. Check this out with a quick |
| and enough laundered shirts and ties as required | | | | phone call before you leave for your trip. |
| for the length of the business trip and business | | | | 5. Be sure to pack your toiletry items in a plastic |
| meetings. Business casual or casual clothes may | | | | freezer-type zipped bag so you don't have to |
| be packed for leisure time when not attending | | | | worry about anything spilling on your belongings |
| business functions. | | | | inside your luggage. Try not to take along the |
| One packing tip that will save you a lot of time | | | | original containers. Most discount stores have |
| and advanced planning is to pack two skirts or | | | | plastic leak proof bottles and jars that will allow |
| two pair of slacks in a solid color. Then pack | | | | you to take along just enough shampoo or other |
| multiple blouses or shirts that will work well with | | | | items to last for a week. |
| the slacks or skirts that you've decided to take | | | | 6. You might also wish to pack duct tape, which is |
| along. By planning your wardrobe this way, you | | | | a great inexpensive resource for making all sorts |
| will be able to create multiple combinations of | | | | of repairs, and it doubles as a lint brush to keep |
| outfits that don't take up very much room in | | | | those business garments looking fresh and clean. |
| your luggage. | | | | 7. Finally, besides remembering to bring along your |
| 2. Both men and women will need to pack at least | | | | phone and camera charging cords, you also should |
| one additional pair of shoes, and possibly sandals if | | | | plan to pack a small spiral notebook. Inside its |
| traveling to a business meeting in a warm climate. | | | | pages, print out or enter important information, |
| 3. To avoid having to iron all of your clothes | | | | phone numbers, passwords, contact numbers, and |
| before your business meetings, either pack your | | | | names, in case for some reason you lose your |
| clothes between layers of tissue paper or filmy | | | | cell phone. There's nothing more maddening than |
| laundry bags. This will eliminate most of the | | | | not having access to your own private |
| wrinkles that will appear in your clothes. If you | | | | information. |
| have sufficient time once you arrive at your | | | | |